Assessment of Thigh Muscle After a Stretching Program

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Assessment of Muscle Architecture and Tendon After Chronic Stretching Program

• Registration Number: NCT01820351
• Lead Sponsor: Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to establish, through ultrasound, measurements of the thigh muscles (Biceps Femoris and Vastus Lateralis)and the chronic effects of a static stretching program on the muscle-tendon unit these muscles.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2011-02
• Primary Completion: 2011-11
• Status Verified: 2013-03
• Study First Submitted: 2013-03-25
• Study First Submitted QC: 2013-03-25
• Last Update Submitted: 2013-03-25
• Study First Posted: 2013-03-28
• Last Update Posted: 2013-03-28

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: Male
• Target Recruitment: Not specified

Inclusion Criteria

• physically active male volunteers
• soldiers of the Army School of Physical Education of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
• young men

Exclusion Criteria

• any musculoskeletal disorder in the lower limbs
• neurological or cardiovascular disease experienced previous to or reported during the study.

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Assessment of Thigh Muscle After a Stretching Program	after 8 weeks that static stretching protocol was applied

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

School of Physical Education of Rio de Janeiro; 🇧🇷 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil